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Suicide attacks in Anbar kill at least 18 Iraqi troopshttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3713714-suicide-attacks-anbar-kill-18-iraqi-troops.html
BAGHDAD (AP) — Militants in Iraq used stolen Humvees loaded with explosives to unleash a series of suicide car bombings targeting Iraqi security forces on Wednesday, killing at least 18 Iraqi troops, officials said.
The attacks came as the government pressed on with efforts to reclaim territory under the extremists' control in the embattled western Anbar ...Wed, 29 Jul 2015 17:20:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3713714-suicide-attacks-anbar-kill-18-iraqi-troops.html2015-07-29T17:20:00ZSomalia hotel truck bomb toll rises to 15http://www.mail.com/news/world/3708718-somalia-hotel-truck-bomb-toll-rises-to-15.html
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The massive truck bomb that killed 15 people, including a Kenyan diplomat, and wrecked Somalia's premier hotel has stunned the capital and raised fears Monday that the Islamic extremist al-Shabab rebels are escalating their violence.
Senior police official Capt. Mohammed Hussein said the toll has risen to 15. "This is a very worr...Mon, 27 Jul 2015 20:51:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3708718-somalia-hotel-truck-bomb-toll-rises-to-15.html2015-07-27T20:51:00ZAl-Shabab suicide truck bomb hits main Somali hotel, kills 9http://www.mail.com/news/world/3707420-al-shabab-suicide-truck-bomb-hits-main-somali-hotel-kills-9.html
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A suicide bomber rammed a truck rigged with explosives into the blast walls around one of Mogadishu's most secure hotels, severely damaging the building and killing nine people including a Kenyan diplomat and a Chinese embassy guard, Somalian and Chinese officials said.
Somalia's Foreign Minister Abdisalam Omer told The Associate...Mon, 27 Jul 2015 04:45:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3707420-al-shabab-suicide-truck-bomb-hits-main-somali-hotel-kills-9.html2015-07-27T04:45:00ZEgypt military says roadside bomb kills 4 troops in Sinaihttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3702326-egypt-military-roadside-bomb-kills-4-troops-sinai.html
CAIRO (AP) — A roadside bombing in Egypt's restive northern Sinai killed at least four troops on Thursday, military and security officials said, in an attack that was claimed by an Islamic State affiliate.
The bomb went off when an armored military vehicle was combing an area around the border village of el-Mahdiya, close to the town of Rafah, which borde...Thu, 23 Jul 2015 20:47:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3702326-egypt-military-roadside-bomb-kills-4-troops-sinai.html2015-07-23T20:47:00ZIraqi officials say Baghdad market bombings kill 26 peoplehttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3700526-iraqi-officials-baghdad-market-bombings-kill-26-people.html
BAGHDAD (AP) — A pair of car bombs exploded Wednesday at crowded popular markets in predominantly Shiite neighborhoods of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, killing at least 26 people and wounding 58, authorities said.
The first explosion took place in the impoverished neighborhood of al-Bayaa in southwestern Baghdad, a police official said. The blast killed at ...Wed, 22 Jul 2015 22:07:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3700526-iraqi-officials-baghdad-market-bombings-kill-26-people.html2015-07-22T22:07:00ZUS-led airdrops shower leaflets over Islamic State territoryhttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3693784-us-led-airdrops-shower-leaflets-islamic-territory.html
BEIRUT (AP) — A U.S.-led coalition dropped new leaflets over the de facto capital of the Islamic State group in Syria, promising those below that "freedom will come" to the region, activists said Sunday.
An anti-Islamic State group called Raqqa is Being Silently Slaughtered and the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the leaflets had dr...Sun, 19 Jul 2015 20:29:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3693784-us-led-airdrops-shower-leaflets-islamic-territory.html2015-07-19T20:29:00ZClashes at Islamist march in Egyptian capital kill 6http://www.mail.com/news/world/3690248-clashes-islamist-march-egyptian-capital-kill-6.html
CAIRO (AP) — Clashes between Egyptian security forces and Muslim Brotherhood supporters killed at least six people on Friday, after demonstrations in Cairo at the start of a major religious holiday weekend descended into violence.
It was the deadliest toll at Islamist protests for months in the capital, and came as part of a violent crackdown on the Broth...Fri, 17 Jul 2015 15:52:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3690248-clashes-islamist-march-egyptian-capital-kill-6.html2015-07-17T15:52:00ZEgyptian navy vessel targeted by militants off Sinai's coasthttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3687518-egyptian-navy-vessel-targeted-militants-sinais-coast.html
CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian navy vessel was targeted on Thursday by militants affiliated with the Islamic State group, who claimed they destroyed it with a rocket while it was anchored off the Sinai peninsula's Mediterranean coast.
Egyptian military spokesman Brig. Gen. Mohammed Samir said the vessel caught fire in an exchange of fire with "terrorists" on th...Thu, 16 Jul 2015 17:25:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3687518-egyptian-navy-vessel-targeted-militants-sinais-coast.html2015-07-16T17:25:00ZCar bombing kills at least 26 civilians near Afghan basehttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3678850-car-bombing-kills-26-civilians-afghan-base.html
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide car bombing near a military base in eastern Afghanistan that once hosted CIA employees killed at least 26 people Sunday, local officials said, the latest insurgent attack after foreign forces ended their combat mission there.
The bombing hit a checkpoint manned by members of the Khost Provincial Force, an Afghan unit th...Mon, 13 Jul 2015 06:14:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3678850-car-bombing-kills-26-civilians-afghan-base.html2015-07-13T06:14:00ZCar bombing at Italian Consulate in Egypt's capital kills 1http://www.mail.com/news/world/3677252-car-bombing-italian-consulate-egypts-capital-kills-1.html
CAIRO (AP) — A car bomb ripped into the Italian Consulate in Cairo early Saturday, destroying a section of the historic building in a powerful blast that killed one Egyptian and marked the most significant attack yet on foreign interests as militants target the country's security forces.
A group calling itself The Islamic State in Egypt claimed responsibi...Sat, 11 Jul 2015 16:41:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3677252-car-bombing-italian-consulate-egypts-capital-kills-1.html2015-07-11T16:41:00ZThe Latest: Egypt to repair Italian Consulate after bombinghttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3677304-latest-egypt-to-repair-italian-consulate-bombing.html
CAIRO (AP) — The latest news on the blast outside the Italian Consulate in Cairo early Saturday morning (all times local):
6:25 p.m. Egypt's Foreign Ministry spokesman has announced that the Egyptian government will pay for restoring and repairing the Italian Consulate after a car bombing there. "It is considered an important historical building, to say n...Sat, 11 Jul 2015 16:35:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3677304-latest-egypt-to-repair-italian-consulate-bombing.html2015-07-11T16:35:00ZBombings kill 19 people in and around Baghdadhttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3662298-bombings-kill-19-people-baghdad.html
BAGHDAD (AP) — A series of attacks, mainly car bombs, in Iraq killed at least 19 people and wounded dozens on Saturday, authorities said.
Police officials said the deadliest attack occurred Saturday night when a car bomb exploded on a commercial street in Baghdad's western neighborhood of Amil, killing nine people and wounding 24 others. Several shops and...Sat, 04 Jul 2015 19:10:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3662298-bombings-kill-19-people-baghdad.html2015-07-04T19:10:00ZEgypt foiled extremist 'state' in Sinai, president sayshttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3661870-egypt-foiled-extremist-state-sinai-president.html
CAIRO (AP) — President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, wearing battle dress for the first time in over a year, said Saturday that Egypt had foiled an attempt by the Islamic State group to seize territory and set up an extremist state with its recent assault on the military in the troubled northeastern part of the Sinai Peninsula.
In combat fatigues he had said he ...Sat, 04 Jul 2015 18:35:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3661870-egypt-foiled-extremist-state-sinai-president.html2015-07-04T18:35:00ZEgypt's warplanes strike back at militants in troubled Sinaihttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3658054-egypts-warplanes-strike-militants-troubled-sinai.html
CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian warplanes launched new airstrikes and troops went house-to-house Thursday in the troubled Sinai Peninsula, a day after Islamic State-linked militants set off the area's bloodiest fighting in decades in an unprecedented, coordinated attack.
The combat, described as "war" by the media and officials, heightened tensions across Egypt as ...Thu, 02 Jul 2015 20:35:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3658054-egypts-warplanes-strike-militants-troubled-sinai.html2015-07-02T20:35:00ZThe Latest: Muslim Brotherhood calls for Egypt 'rebellion'http://www.mail.com/news/world/3655432-latest-muslim-brotherhood-calls-egypt-rebellion.html
CAIRO (AP) — The latest news on the nine Muslim Brotherhood leaders killed in a Cairo apartment raid (all times local):
10:45 p.m. The Muslim Brotherhood says its leaders killed in a Cairo apartment were murdered in "in cold blood," calling for a rebellion against President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, who it calls a "butcher."
...Wed, 01 Jul 2015 21:03:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3655432-latest-muslim-brotherhood-calls-egypt-rebellion.html2015-07-01T21:03:00ZSuicide attack targets NATO convoy in Afghanistan, 2 deadhttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3652898-suicide-attack-targets-nato-convoy-afghanistan-2-dead.html
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban launched a suicide car bomb attack on a NATO military convoy in Afghanistan's capital on Tuesday, killing two people and wounding 26 others, including two U.S. soldiers, officials said.
The blast sent a huge plume of black smoke over the city and scattered glass and metal across the main highway to Kabul's airport. Ka...Tue, 30 Jun 2015 14:36:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3652898-suicide-attack-targets-nato-convoy-afghanistan-2-dead.html2015-06-30T14:36:00ZEgyptian president vows swift justice after car bomb attackhttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3652770-egyptian-president-vows-swift-justice-car-bomb-attack.html
CAIRO (AP) — Pounding his fist, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi on Tuesday vowed to accelerate the crackdown and trials against extremists and bring "swift justice" after a car bombing killed the country's chief prosecutor, the first assassination of a senior official in a quarter century.
El-Sissi's comments raise the prospect of an even tougher...Tue, 30 Jun 2015 14:05:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3652770-egyptian-president-vows-swift-justice-car-bomb-attack.html2015-06-30T14:05:00ZBomb kills Egypt's top prosecutor as he drives to workhttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3650674-bomb-kills-egypts-top-prosecutor-drives-to-work.html
CAIRO (AP) — A car bomb killed Egypt's chief prosecutor Monday in the country's first assassination of a senior official in 25 years, marking what could be an escalation in a campaign by Islamic militants toward targeting leaders of a crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood.
Hisham Barakat led the prosecution of members of the Brotherhood and other Islamists,...Mon, 29 Jun 2015 20:46:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3650674-bomb-kills-egypts-top-prosecutor-drives-to-work.html2015-06-29T20:46:00ZAmid new IS offensive, scores die in Syrian townhttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3645204-amid-offensive-scores-die-syrian-town.html
BEIRUT (AP) — Fighting raged into the night Friday between Kurdish fighters and Islamic State militants in the Syrian border town of Kobani, as reports mounted that at least 120 civilians, including women and children, have been killed by the extremist group since it launched a new offensive on the strategic town the previous day.
The fighting came amid d...Fri, 26 Jun 2015 20:17:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3645204-amid-offensive-scores-die-syrian-town.html2015-06-26T20:17:00ZIslamic State-claimed car bombing kills 2 in Yemen's capitalhttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3632004-islamic-state-claimed-car-bombing-kills-2-yemens-capital.html
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — An Islamic State-claimed car bomb exploded outside a mosque in Yemen's capital Saturday, killing at least two people and wounding six amid the country's raging civil war, authorities said.
The bomb targeted the Qabat al-Mahdi mosque in Sanaa's old city, where Shiite rebels known as Houthis and others pray, security officials said. The ...Sat, 20 Jun 2015 18:33:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3632004-islamic-state-claimed-car-bombing-kills-2-yemens-capital.html2015-06-20T18:33:00ZRoadside bomb kills at least 12 civilians in Afghanistanhttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3632186-roadside-bomb-kills-12-civilians-afghanistan.html
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan family returning to their home after fleeing a possible military operation struck a roadside bomb Saturday in the country's south, killing at least 12 of them and wounding eight, authorities said.
The blast struck the family's van in Helmand province's Marjah district, largely a Taliban stronghold. At least 12 died i...Sat, 20 Jun 2015 15:15:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3632186-roadside-bomb-kills-12-civilians-afghanistan.html2015-06-20T15:15:00ZIslamic State-claimed Yemen bombings kill at least 4 peoplehttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3623934-islamic-state-claimed-yemen-bombings-kill-4-people.html
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — A series of Islamic State-claimed bombings in Yemen's rebel-controlled capital killed at least four people and wounded 60 Wednesday night amid the country's raging war.
The online claim, if true, would further complicate the ongoing conflict in Yemen that pits Shiite rebels known as Houthis and breakaway army units against an array of ...Wed, 17 Jun 2015 20:19:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3623934-islamic-state-claimed-yemen-bombings-kill-4-people.html2015-06-17T20:19:00ZIraqi troops, militias repel IS attacks in Anbar provincehttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3601004-iraqi-troops-militias-repel-attacks-anbar-province.html
BAGHDAD (AP) — Government forces and Shiite militiamen repelled two Islamic State group attacks in Anbar province on Saturday, officials said. In one attack, they used anti-tank missiles to stop four would-be suicide car bombers, officials said, as violence continues to roil the war-torn country.
Police and military officials said IS fighters attacked the...Sat, 06 Jun 2015 19:33:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3601004-iraqi-troops-militias-repel-attacks-anbar-province.html2015-06-06T19:33:00ZCar bomb blast kills 14 people in Iraqhttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3601640-car-bomb-blast-kills-14-people-iraq.html
BAGHDAD (AP) — Authorities in Iraq say a car bomb attack near a market has killed 14 people in a town northeast of Baghdad.
Police officials say the attack took place Saturday night in the Shiite town of Balad Ruz, killing 14 people and wounding 37 others. Balad Ruz is 70 kilometers (45 miles) northeast of Baghdad. Several shops and cars were damaged in t...Sat, 06 Jun 2015 17:19:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3601640-car-bomb-blast-kills-14-people-iraq.html2015-06-06T17:19:00ZSuicide car bomber in Nigeria kills 8 soldiers near barrackshttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3597590-suicide-car-bomber-nigeria-kills-8-soldiers-barracks.html
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — A suicide bomber exploded a car at a checkpoint outside a military barracks and killed eight soldiers on Thursday, witnesses said of the latest of daily attacks blamed on Boko Haram in Nigeria's northeastern city of Maiduguri.
More than 60 people have been killed by bombings and rocket-propelled grenades since Nigeria's President...Thu, 04 Jun 2015 22:31:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3597590-suicide-car-bomber-nigeria-kills-8-soldiers-barracks.html2015-06-04T22:31:00ZReport of rampant airport security failures not a firsthttp://www.mail.com/news/us/3592480-report-rampant-airport-security-failures.html
WASHINGTON (AP) — Think you're safe on a plane? Federal undercover investigators who sneaked prohibited items with alarming ease past Homeland Security Department airport screeners have also smuggled simulated bombs and weapons aboard planes during tests as far back as September 2002, U.S. audits show.
Results of the latest undercover test are classified,...Tue, 02 Jun 2015 21:09:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/us/3592480-report-rampant-airport-security-failures.html2015-06-02T21:09:00ZDeath toll from Baghdad hotel bombings rises to 15http://www.mail.com/news/world/3583464-death-toll-baghdad-hotel-bombings-rises-to-15.html
BAGHDAD (AP) — The death toll from car bombs that targeted two prominent hotels in Baghdad a day earlier rose to 15 people, with another 42 wounded, Iraqi officials said Friday, as the Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attack.
Two separate car bombs went off late Thursday in the parking lots of the Cristal, formerly Sheraton, and Babil ho...Fri, 29 May 2015 14:45:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3583464-death-toll-baghdad-hotel-bombings-rises-to-15.html2015-05-29T14:45:00ZRebel commander reported killed in east Ukraine car bombinghttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3572490-rebel-commander-reported-killed-east-ukraine-car-bombing.html
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian news agencies have reported the killing of a prominent separatist commander in eastern Ukraine when his vehicle was ripped apart by a bomb and then strafed by gunfire.
The reports, citing a prosecutor in the separatist Luhansk region, said Saturday's attack killed commander Alexei Mozgovoi and at least six other people. Prosecutor Se...Sat, 23 May 2015 18:57:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3572490-rebel-commander-reported-killed-east-ukraine-car-bombing.html2015-05-23T18:57:00ZPentagon says US anti-armor weapons due in Iraq next weekhttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3566200-pentagon-us-anti-armor-weapons-iraq-week.html
WASHINGTON (AP) — An expedited shipment of 2,000 lightweight shoulder-fired weapons intended to help the Iraqi army stop the Islamic State group's increasingly effective use of car bombs should arrive in Iraq as soon as next week, the Pentagon said Thursday.
The shipment is among a variety of weaponry and equipment the U.S. agreed to send to Iraq on an ex...Thu, 21 May 2015 23:13:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3566200-pentagon-us-anti-armor-weapons-iraq-week.html2015-05-21T23:13:00Z